Improved communications throughput with multiple physical data rate transmission determinations

摘要

A system for improving throughput in a communications network, the system comprising: a first node and a second node, the first node configured to: transmit to a second node of the communication network; determine a first physical data rate for transmitting to the second node a multicast or broadcast packet; determine a second physical data rate for transmitting to the second node one or more unicast packets resulting from conversion of the multicast or broadcast packet into the one or more unicast packets; and transmit the one or more unicast packets to the second node if the second physical data rate exceeds the first physical data rate and otherwise transmit the multicast or broadcast packet to the second node.